Max Stern - guitar, vocals, jewishness
IM: HeySka39 John Hanna - bass, tolerance
IM: Sk89ten Loren Shumaker - trombone, meditation
IM: rude2yourparents Marc Turner - alto/tenor/bari sax, nicotine
IM: skabandit22 Nick Ruscitto - drums, metal
IM: T3hDrumMaster
OTHER RAD PEOPLE WHO HELP US OUT: Lauren Vandevier - makes cool shirts
E-MAIL US: The_Skatastrophes@yahoo.com
Influences
punk rock, ska, dub, classic rock, bob dylan, joe strummer, old reggae comps, sarcasm, energy drinks, video games, highways, daily vices, the great lakes, life, love and the pursuit of happiness. and the city that we come from.
Sounds Like
something that turned into more than just a 13-year-old's poorly constructed idea of a band, but with the same cliche name
HERE'S THE DEAL:
everyone's at college and we're finding it really hard to play shows and make new things happen as a band, so we're takin' it easy for a while. there will probably be some shows over winter break and some new fun things happening in summertime, but for now we're just cold chillin'. if you need help finding a show, send us a message and we'll try to help.
cheers.
- max
EVERY SHOW WE'VE EVER PLAYED:
5/14/04 – Cleveland Heights High School Relay for Life
5/15/04 – Roxboro Arts Festival
7/28/04 – The Grog Shop w/ Imperfect, Delay, The Rude Staff Checkers
8/24/04 – The Rhythm Room w/ The Set-Ups, MU330, Suburban Legends
9/18/04 – Peabody’s Battle Of The Bands
11/13/04 – Peabody’s Battle Of The Bands Finals (2nd Place)
11/23/04 – Peabody’s w/ The Adicts
12/4/04 – Skanukah @ Josh’s House
1/21/05 – High School Rockoff @ The Odeon
2/3/05 – Ska Is Dead II @ The Agora w/ MU330, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Streetlight Manifesto
2/20/05 – Ska Brawl Tour @ The Grog Shop w/ The Karkadens, SixPlusOne, Westbound Train, The Toasters
4/30/05 – PitCleveland w/ Fettuccini and the Kids, The Karkadens, Ass Nasty and the Beasts, Stamp’d
5/21/05 – Roxboro Arts Festival
6/3/05 – Cleveland Heights High School Relay for Life w/ The Rude Staff Checkers
6/12/05 – The Grog Shop w/ Special Blend, The Set-Ups, The Rude Staff Checkers (Skatast/RSC split demo CD release)
1/20/06 – High School Rockoff @ The Odeon
3/1/06 – The Grog Shop w/ The Matt Kurz One, Bomb The Music Industry!, 80HD
4/22/06 – Ska Prom @ The Agora w/ The Set-Ups, 80HD, Synthetic Elements, Mustard Plug
5/20/06 – Roxboro Arts Festival
6/10/06 – Justin's Broke Flat Broke Show @ The Grog Shop w/ Against You!, Max Sollisch, The Rotators, Outley Park Drive, Viadora
11/2/06 - Ska Brawl w/ The Toasters @ the Grog Shop
1/13/07 - High School Rock Off @ the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1/27/07 - High School Rock Off Finals @ the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3/7/07 - The Agora Ballroom w/ Suburban Legends
3/9/07 - The Grog Shop w/ Westbound Train, Vic Ruggiero
3/24/07 - Six on the Beach Spring Break Extravaganza @ the Grog Shop
4/7/07 - The Orange Cat (Cincinnatti, OH) w/ No Target Audience
4/11/07 - The Spot @ Case Western Reserve University
4/28/07 - Toga Party?? @ Case Western Reserve University
6/2/07 - Roxboro Arts Festival
6/14/07 - Kickoff to Summer @ The Grog Shop w/ Bomb the Music Industry, Chotto Ghetto, the Sidekicks
7/15/07 - Wilbert's w/ Deals Gone Bad
8/19/07 - CD RELEASE OF "BOUT DAMN TIME" @ the Grog Shop w/ the Sidekicks, Rotators, Manic Sewing Circle, Johnny Red and the Skammunists
9/14/07 - The Soggy Dog House (the Sidekicks CD release show)
10/27/07 - Squire Valleyview Farm
12/27/07 - The Grog Shop w/ the Rude Staff Checkers
12/28/07 - Holiday Ska Fest @ the Agora w/ Mustard Plug & Deals Gone Bad
4/20/08 - The Grog Shop w/ The Slackers and Bomb the Music Industry!
4/26/08 - Mickey Finn's Pub (Toledo, OH)
6/19/07 - The Jigsaw (WRUW 91.1 sponsored show) w/ Cypher, Johnny Red & the Skammunists
8/8/08 - The Phantasy w/ the Pinstripes, the Frankl Project, Piano Key Necktie
8/14/08 - END OF SUMMER BLOWOUT @ the Grog Shop w/ The Sidekicks, No Target Audience, Johnny Red & the Skammunists, the Distractions
12/29/08 - HAPPY FUCKIN' HOLIDAYS SHOW @ the Grog Shop w/ The Sidekicks, Green Room Rockers, Johnny Red & the Skammunists, Signals Midwest
DOWNLOAD HALF OF OUR RECORD "BOUT DAMN TIME" FOR FREE RIGHT HERE. if you like what you hear, come get a record at a show, or make a donation right here and we'll get one to you! SHORT VERSION for those with short attention spans:
remember dancing at shows? loud horns and singalongs? vans shoes and guitar solos? we do.
LONG VERSION for those who enjoy reading:
The Skatastrophes have performed at nearly every major venue in Cleveland including the Grog Shop, Peabody's Down Under, The Agora Ballroom, The Odeon, PIT Cleveland, and Pirate's Cove, and have shared the stage with many of North America's premier ska acts including Streetlight Manifesto, Mustard Plug, Westbound Train, The Toasters, The Slackers, Suburban Legends, MU330 and the Voodoo Glow Skulls. They were also one of the 19 bands to make it to the "Final Exam" out of over 250 initial competitors for the 2007 Cleveland.com High School Rock Off at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On August 19th, 2007 they released an 11-track full-length CD titled "'Bout Damn Time" recorded at Cleveland's renowned MetroSync Studios.
They have also demonstrated great proficiency in writing band bios that are meant to be descriptive and helpful but end up sounding long-winded and vain.
The Skatastrophes (NEW SONG!)'s Friend Space (Top 11)
thanks so much for being our myspace friend, you guys are the mother fucking shit, really. we got a really big show coming up at peabodys in cleveland on june 24th if you or any body you know wants to go we can get you discounted tickets, shit's gonna be crazy as fuck. anyway here is a little bit about our band: "We are four unemployed henchmen that started a band to rock out for Satan. First off we're broke as fuck so if anybody has a job for us,or anything they need "TAKEN CARE OF" we're your mother fucken niggas. We're trying to get fucking payed out this bitch. Second,..bitches: we have big ass dicks and we want to fuck. when you come to our shows, you better wear something sexy as hell, we're not fucking around we will punch you in the fucking face! and if you bring a friend tell her "prepare to get fucked" and "you better be good at sucking cocks mother fucker"......etc. thanks for checking us out, we hope you like the tunes. -GB.45"
our recordings are crappy but the songs are amazing, let us know what you think.
Vinyl 7" record out June 23 2009 on Electric Nerve Records
Limited Edition of 500 on clockwork orange vinyl
First 100 copies signed.
Cover model Szandora Lavey, photographed by Giddle Partridge
visit her website Szandora.com
art Dave Glass
AB HEUTE, JETZT UND SOFORT gibt es unsere CD ganz offiziell released bei deinem Plattenhändler und natürlich auch online!!!! Und Morgen Samstag, den 23.05.09 ist RELEASEKONZERT in der Kulturfabrik Löseke in Hildesheim! Alle weiteren Termine findest du natürlich auf unserem Profil! Wir freuen uns auf euch! Viel Spaß!
hey from the uk. like what you guys do. been listening to some of your tracks for a while now. know any other US ska bands i might like? not the obvious like streetlight rbf etc
Thanks for the add.
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The Slackers spring into spring!
April 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel
April 16 – Cleveland, Oh – Grog Shop
April 17 - Ann Arbor, Mi - Blind Pig
April 18 - Chicago – Bottom Lounge
April 19 - Toledo – Frankies
April 20 – Lafayette, Ind – Lafayette Brew Co
April 21 – Dayton, Oh – Aquarius
See you out there!
Check out our new vinyl of self medication!
plus new Dvd, "Live at the Flamingo Cantina" out now!
Slackers merch available online at.....
www.interpunk.com or www.stubbornrecords.com
Check out the new remastered song that we just posted up. We have a new layout and shows also posted for you to check out! Thanks again for all the support!
If you havent done it yet, you should display your T-shirts on our site. Over 700 Original T-shirts posted 2 months! Come check them out and its FREE FREE EXPOSURE
The Slackers spring into spring!
April 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel
April 16 – Cleveland, Oh – Grog Shop
April 17 - Ann Arbor, Mi- Blind Pig
April 18 - Chicago – Bottom Lounge
April 19 - Toledo – Frankies
April 20 – Lafayette, Ind – Lafayette Brew Co
April 21 – Dayton, Oh – Aquarius
See you out there!
Check out our new vinyl for self medication and new live dvd!
www. interpunk. com or www. stubbornrecords. com
